Owner/Photographer of Muse + Maven and Sweet Beginnings Photography by Stephanie. After capturing countless women through the years as a motherhood photographer, I've realized a few things......we as woman do not celebrate ourselves enough.

We don't typically celebrate the little victories along the way either and before we know it, we're disconnected with ourselves. We look to things like social media and online shopping for some happiness in whatever spare time we may have and that just makes us feel negative thoughts too.  It's easy to forget who we are, to not feel seen.

My goal as a motherhood photographer the last 13 years has been to tell the journey of motherhood in a beautiful, more intimate way. When we connect with our little ones, we feel fulfilled but you want to know what else I've noticed? We lack connection with ourselves at times.

Do you know how many women have told me at the end of their session how amazing I made them feel? They feel seen. Why? It's incredibly awkward to get in front of someone's camera and to be vulnerable but somehow I'm able to flip that around by the end of the session. You are forced to feel connected to yourself in a way you most likely don't experience often. You feel beautiful. You feel confident. You feel seen. I'm like this little cheerleader cheering you on and you are able to dive into this deeper connection of self love and confidence. Making women feel their inner goddess is quite literally one my favorite things to do in life.

Boudoir is a perfect way to connect to that inner goddess. It's transformative. It's powerful.